lapidate
[ lap-i-deyt ]
/ ˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt /
verb (used with object), lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
to pelt with stones.
to stone to death.
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Origin of lapidate
OTHER WORDS FROM lapidate
lap·i·da·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for lapidate
"Lapidation" is good; it is much more elegant than "stoning."
A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)By the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation of a lame duck.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-LyttonBy the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation, or stoning, of a lame duck.
British Dictionary definitions for lapidate
lapidate
/ (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) /
verb (tr) literary
to pelt with stones
to kill by stoning
Derived forms of lapidate
lapidation, nounWord Origin for lapidate
C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone
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